Word: khakis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Punta Arenas, world's southernmost city (pop. 24,307), a sheep ranchers'center, the Antarctic exiles re-entered the green world of vegetables, trees, rocks, beer, money, steaks, French friend potatoes, lettuce-and women. Shaved, dressed in khaki shirts and trousers, with money to spend, the men piled ashore, pushed aside photographers and interviewers as they set out to fulfill long-considered plans. One man had sworn he would get the autograph of the first woman he saw. But she sailed past the wharf in an automobile, would not stop. Their plans were not all alike...
...Mexico, was once an old camp site where Indians buried their dead. Then it became the favorite hunting, fishing, and picnic grounds of Corpus Christians. Last week the scrub oak peninsula brislted with shiny white hangars, repair shops, buildings of all descriptions. In bright new classrooms, 52 pink-cheeked, khaki-clad youths got their initial instruction. Seventy-five more were due thi week. The U. S. Navy's biggest air station (70% completed) was open 16 months ahead of the original schedule, two in three years ahead of peacetime construction. The Navy was pleased about Corpus Christi...
Staff Sergeant Aeuhl E. Pullen stood erect in his long, speckled Army underwear. Over this formidable garment he pulled khaki trousers, skin-tight below the knee, a regulation khaki tunic. He wore no leggings, left an expanse of white sock showing between his trousers and Army shoes. Over all he yanked dun dungarees and a warm canvas jacket, spotted with grease. On his head he set a heavy, padded leather helmet-the tankers' standard headgear. Around his neck he reluctantly strung a new gadget much hated by the Armored Force: a recently designed dust-mask, undoubtedly useful for preventing...
King George II, in smart khaki field uniform, appeared on the balcony of the Army General Headquarters and waved to the througs as a band paraded in the streets ahead of flag waving Greeks...
...soon as I saw him," cooed Miss Mendl. The lightning courtship of Miss Mendl lasted just twelve days, during which time the Sultan continued to pay occasional visits to the bereaved parents of Miss Hill in efforts to cheer them up. Then last week he put on his khaki and gold uniform as Colonel Commandant of the Johore Military Forces and marched into Caxton Hall Registry Office to marry Miss Mendl. She turned up in silver fox and orchids, wearing a diamond brooch in which the Crown of Johore was flanked by the Sultan's crest, two tiger claws...